JANE WAMAE

Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Seeking a full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.

• Scaling up lessons learnt on documentation of postnatal care for infants within 2-3 days after birth in Makueni to Kitui County, USAID Implementing Partners Symposium, March 25th-29th 2019, Nakuru, Kenya
• Categorization of nutrition status for HIV positive children, Kenya National Scaling Up Nutrition Symposium, Nov. 23rd-24th 2016, Nairobi, Kenya

• Research Coordinator, Lwala Community Alliance, May 2022, date, Contributing to the design of research studies and analysis that answer key strategic research questions to inform communities served, practitioners, policymakers, and other stakeholders at local, national, and global levels in community health., Supporting the creation of objectives and key results, work plans, and annual, quarterly, monthly, weekly, etc. budgets for the department's research portfolio, aligned with long-term strategic objectives, Supporting teams of study investigators and data managers to ensure quality and alignment across the entire research portfolio., Tracking the progress of the research team to achieve their goals and priorities, adjusting plans and budgets as needed to achieve the overall strategy., Supporting the growth of the research team through mentoring, supervision, feedback, identification, and promotion of professional development opportunities for team members., Coordinating the implementation, sampling, tool development, data collection, and quality assurance of research studies, at different sites., Contributing to research data analysis, interpretation of results, and drafting of manuscripts., Identifying and participate in opportunities for disseminating research results to local, national, and global audiences at conferences and meetings of academics, practitioners, or policymakers., Helping the Development team identify, write and report on specific research grant applications., Working closely with other departments to integrate research priorities and findings into organizational practices, technical assistance, and advocacy., Fostering relationships with external research collaborators, including technology developers, government partners, data analysts, and academics, thereby ensuring constructive consultation and accountability.
• Graduate Research Assistant, Lwala Community Alliance, Jan 2021, April 2022, Successfully coordinated of in-person data collection in 7,250 households in Migori County during the 2021 health and demographic Lwala Household Survey., Implemented COVID-19 protocols among 41 enumerators and study team., Carried out data quality assurance, data cleaning and verification exercises during and upon completion of the survey., Reviewed data quality for Lwala’s Impact (Key Indicators) Dashboard in collaboration with the M&E team in Kenya., Participated in strategic thinking about Lwala’s long-term research and evaluation strategy, alongside Lwala research team and academic researchers., Successfully coordinated of in-person data collection in 7,193 households in Kenya during the 2021 health and demographic Lwala Household Survey., Performed partner coordination, ethics review and approval processes., Carried out data quality assurance, data cleaning and verification exercises, report writing and scientific publication study activities., Participated in strategic thinking about Lwala’s long-term research and evaluation strategy, alongside Lwala research team and academic researchers.
• Consultant, JHPIEGO, June, October 2023, Part of a team that conducted an assessment of Gender Based Violence (GBV) quality assurance in 10 targeted counties in Kenya. The study aims included:, - An audit post-GBV services offered to survivors of GBV in 50 health facilities., - An exploration of the perspectives of relevant stakeholders on the GBV health response with a focus on service delivery, referral, and capacity strengthening., - Documentation of community perception and socio-cultural practices related to GBV; associated barriers and enablers to reporting GBV., - Recommend priority areas of action to strengthen GBV response mechanisms in the health sector and investments required at the national and county level.
• Consultant, African Population Health & Research Centre and The End Fund, Jan 2022, March 2022, Conducted 19 key informant interviews for the Equity Measures in Neglected Tropical Diseases programming in sub Saharan Africa project & Baseline assessment of Visceral Leishmaniasis in 5 East African countries respectively., Performed Qualitative data analysis and report writing on the projects., Partners and stakeholder liaison and coordination.
• Voluntary Independent Peer Reviewer, Biomed Central, June 2020, date, BMC Public Health is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on the epidemiology of disease and the understanding of all aspects of public health. The journal has a special focus on the social determinants of health, the environmental, behavioral, and occupational correlates of health and disease, and the impact of health policies, practices and interventions on the community.
• Program Manager, Women 4 Cancer, Early Detection and Treatment, September 2019, May 2020, Supervised 6 fulltime staff., Directed, developed, managed and implemented activities in the areas of Health Programming around cervical cancer prevention and control., Provided technical assistance to government, community groups and other stakeholders on cervical cancer issues., Oversaw research, monitoring and evaluation., In charge of grant and contract management, communications, marketing & resource mobilization., Was responsible for staff development., Provided strategic thought leadership., Trained staff on the use of DHIS 2., Development and launch of the Cervical Cancer Advocacy guide for Kenya., Successful coordination of the STOP Cervical Cancer Initiative technical working group housed at Ministry of Health National Cancer Control Program., Provided oversight of the HPV Vaccine acceptability research project.
• Program Officer, Monitoring, Evaluation, Research & Learning, September 2015, June 2019, Took lead in planning, monitoring and implementing MEL plan activities in two USAID funded projects dealing with Family Planning, Maternal newborn and Child Health, Nutrition and WASH in Makueni & Kitui Counties respectively., Capacity built project staff, health care workers and community Local Implementing Partner organizations on indicator definitions, reporting requirements, data collection and verification., Championed the use of digital health platforms and dashboards especially the national family planning dashboard., Maintained project databases and documented projects learning agendas and success stories., Ensured timely and accurate reporting of project indicators data in DHIS 2., Strengthened the use of data for decision making at the county, sub-county health facility and project level., Participated in project related documentation of scientific abstracts, best practices, innovations and manuscripts and learning agenda implementation., Worked in a fundraising team that secured a $69 Million Grant from USAID., Successfully coordinated the Afya Halisi project baseline survey in Kitui County., Provided support in the processing, review, data entry and timely reporting of RMNCAH data into DHIS 2., Trainer of Trainers on the National Family planning dashboard., Steered the nutrition department in the three counties to achieve excellence in HIV pediatric nutrition services that received recognition from USAID., Involved in developing funding proposals for the Kenya Country project, was a member of Jhpiego Kenya’s New Program Development team.
• Capacity Building Program Officer, Cap Youth Empowerment Institute, Nairobi, Kenya, January 2015, August 2015, Coordinated countrywide training activities on youth empowerment models., Implemented capacity building needs assessments of partner organizations., Provided hands on training to Partner Organizations staff., Developed, reviewed and updated capacity building data collection tools., Monitored and assisted with evaluation of the capacity building program., Prepared and submitted Capacity Building technical reports., Engaged in fundraising and program development activities., Worked in a team that developed a fundraising proposal that won a three-year grant from McKinsey Social Initiative.
• Programs Assistant, Bloodlink Foundation, Nairobi, Kenya, Jan 2011, June 2014, Coordinated countrywide blood safety program activities including community mobilization, training and blood donation outreaches., Recruited and supervised 10 volunteer staff., Conducted community mobilization for blood safety activities., Involved in partner organization, stakeholders and community liaison., Organized and held successful capacity building training workshops., Continuously tracked and periodically assessed of Programme targets., Collected data, analyzed and disseminated information for decision-making., Expansion of the program into a new region., Fundraised and supported new programme development., Worked in the development of the Text4Life ICT for development system to improve blood donor services., Development of successful fundraising proposals which secured funding from Rockefeller Foundation, CDC foundation and other corporate stakeholders.

• Research Methods 2023 cohort, Leaders of Africa Institute
• Certificate in Program Management, Jhpiego, February 2018
• Certificate in Advanced Excel, Open Cast Labs/Jhpiego, 2017
• REDCap research management certificate, Strathmore Business School, 2016
• Certificate in ICT tools for health research and Geographic Information Systems, University of Washington, June 2015-September 2015
• Certificate in Scientific Communication and Publishing, including R statistical data analysis program, Training Centre in communication, 2013